Anything That’ll Really Catch Me by Surprise? 有没有让人眼前一亮的？

1. 1 变 After Shrinking, I Was Taken Home by My Mortal Enemy 变小后被死对头捡回去了 Cang Yansu苍岩素Two Male Leads191k WordsCompleted Zhou Pei is a music superstar. He has a sworn rival in the entertainment industry: top-tier star and actor Yu Chuanxian, nicknamed Yu Meiren. One day, Zhou Pei finds his nemesis beside the trash cans in his apartment complex. A super-miniature version of him, a tiny little person. And so, having never raised a child before, Zhou Pei launches into the chaotic business of caring for his nemesis, who is even more fragile than a newborn baby. Raising a child (crossed out), raising his nemesis, is ex 695Reads9.3Score128Shelves

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   Two male lead romance novels recommended! These two pure love stories are absolutely amazing! "After Shrinking, I Was Picked Up by My Nemesis": The nemesis becomes his "caretaker," the contrast is incredibly cute! The protagonist accidentally enters his nemesis's life after shrinking, from bickering to secretly doting on him, the plot is sweet and engaging, watching the nemesis "turn into someone else" online, you won't be able to stop watching! "The Little Guard's Soul Transmigrates into a Faded Celebrity, and He's Taken Home by a Movie Star": A little guard transmigrates into a faded celebrity, and he and a movie star find mutual redemption! The guard's straightforward courage clashes with the movie star's gentle tactics, the entertainment industry + transmigration setting is super novel, the interactions are sweet and romantic, high-energy throughout, you won't be able to stop watching! Male lead lovers, hurry up and check these out, you won't regret it, just read them!

2. 2 小 A Little Guard Reincarnates into a Washed-Up Star and Gets Carried Home by an A-List Actor 小侍卫魂穿糊咖，被影帝抱回家 Winter Cola冬日冰可乐Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + ancient-to-modern transmigration + showbiz + gentle, scheming actor gong + skilled, naturally sweet and clueless soul-transmigration shou] Xiao Wei, Shadow Nine, was an exceptionally skilled palace guard. After dying while taking a blade for his master, his soul transmigrated into the body of He Yuxin, an obscure actor with barely any fame. Having never lived for himself, the guard resolved to work hard in the modern world and live for himself for once. Not long after entering 6.2kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
3. 3 B The BOSS Is Logging Into the Players' Forum BOSS正在登陆玩家论坛 Ink Rising on the Wind扶风起墨Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [The Fourth Calamity]+ [Newbie village boss]+ [Subverting expectations]+ [Torturing players] On the night the “Divine Revelation” game went on sale, Xia Er died from staying up too late. When he opened his eyes, he discovered he had become a “newbie village boss” in the game. To make sure he survived, all he could do was quietly lurk on the player forums every day and study their latest guides. Player: “There's a secret passage in this dungeon area. We can sneak in through here.” Xia 23.2kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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   This is a game-themed novel. While others become players, the protagonist transmigrates to become a minor boss lord, and even gains access to the players' game forums, manipulating them at will, and even becoming their pet dog later on. Keep reading; the protagonist will eventually become a "god" in the players' eyes, a loyal "servant" of the witch, and the ruler of the Judgment Court. The mechanics are amazing, so check it out!

4. 4 姐 Be Good, Big Sister, Give Me Your Waist 姐姐乖腰给我 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Print edition signed; publication forthcoming] [Modern romance + wealthy CEO + younger man + sweet romance + entertainment industry + celebrity + powerful figure + unhinged + scheming + roguishly handsome + devoted couple + happy ending] [Reckless, lustful, unhinged younger wolf-dog VS gorgeous, confident beauty with a soft waist and wild-rose charm] While on vacation, Cen Ruan slept with a younger male model. She spent all ten days of the trip in bed with him, but i 115.4kReads9.3Score11.1kShelves
5. 5 列 Train Survival: I Was Pulled Into the Admin Group 列车求生，我被拉入管理群 Fearless Elephant无畏象Mystery955k WordsOngoing (Infinite-flow, no female lead, Zuo Wang Dao, decisive and ruthless) When Bai Ge woke up, he was aboard a strange train. “Welcome to the Train Survival Game...” At every stop, passengers had to get off and clear the corresponding dungeon, or face a direct attack from the supernatural horrors. This journey had no final destination, and nobody knew when they might die along the way. Unlike everyone else, Bai Ge had entered the game's management group. It was full of all kinds of intelligence, and 5.7kReads8.9Score999Shelves

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   A suspenseful, mind-bending puzzle game! Not invincible, but intelligent, using strategy and clues to clear levels. Decisive and ruthless, you won't completely trust your teammates!

6. 6 世 Everyone Hoped I'd Die, but After I Did, They Wept 世人皆盼我死，我死后，他们哭了 Leisurely Evening Breeze晚风悠人Urban701k WordsCompleted [Patriotic + passionate + moving + vivid plot + well-rounded supporting cast] Three years ago, he was celebrated by everyone, showered with accolades and admiration. Three years later, he was burdened with a notorious reputation and cursed and reviled by everyone. No one knew what he had gone through during those three years. All they knew was that he had changed... He had become cold-blooded, numb, and cruel! He turned his blade against his own people and betrayed the land that had raised him! 6.5kReads8.2Score567Shelves

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   I recently read this book, and it seems to pique my interest in continuing!

7. 7 在 I Became the Fourth Calamity in Yokohama, and Now Everyone Spoils Me 在横滨当第四天灾的我被团宠了 Babu Li Babu芭布里芭布Anime Fanfiction789k WordsCompleted *Main story complete [Primarily Bungo Stray Dogs, also includes: Natsume’s Book of Friends, Detective Conan, Jujutsu Kaisen... (depending on how things develop)] [No CP in the main story + player is chaotic neutral. Not a Paradox-style war-criminal Fourth Disaster, more RPG-like. She doesn’t care which side she helps. There’s a plotline where she joins the Port Mafia, so don’t read if that bothers you (her golden finger is powerful, but she needs time to grow early on; she’s the strongest later) 15kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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   I really like this concept; I believe everyone who reads it will be completely engrossed and unable to tear themselves away.

8. 8 惊 Shocking! The Holy Sons and Daughters Are All So Awful 惊！圣子圣女们竟然都缺德 Angry Hippo愤怒的河马Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Absurd humor and memes + no romance + laugh-out-loud comedy + ensemble cast] With a loud crash from the heavens, Chun Jin met her end on the spot. Dying was bad enough, but then she transmigrated into a book, and not only that, she became a character everyone hated! As the saying goes, a doting older brother spoils his little sister. In the original story, Chun Hanwen was the unluckiest guy around. Even a dog would have left its mark on him. But a joke should never be made at a person's expe 56.4kReads9.3Score9kShelves

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   #The Silly Female Demon is Online# Today, she's giving the main characters a re-education on manners! After her entire family was sacrificed by the original protagonist, Chun Jin threw away "manners" and maxed out "immorality"—from now on, all cultivators in the cultivation world will step forward with their left leg before bowing to her! [High-Energy Silly Scenes] 1️⃣ Red Warmth at the Start: She cursed the main characters for three days and three nights right after transmigrating into the book, forcing the entire sect to work overtime listening to her rap. 2️⃣ Brother's Resurrection Armor: Her brother's corpse hung on the door for three days? She secretly switched it overnight, hanging the main characters' senior brother on the door—"What goes around comes around, you get to enjoy a moonlight bath too!" 3️⃣ Teaching the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms: A prodigy raises his chin when they meet? *Slap!* A little green tea blabbers? *Slap slap!* The original male lead draws his sword? The eighteen-hit combo turns him into a spinning top! 4️⃣ Kunlun Mountain Massive Collapse: The sect leader wept bitterly: "We shouldn't have been so greedy and took in two talents at once! Now the whole sect is full of idiots!" 5️⃣ The "Shameless Alliance" Team Building: The members cheered: "Who says Chun Jin is shameless? I'll stab your ass off with one sword!" Comments: [The cultivation world's moral high ground continues its stable performance today.]

9. 9 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 181.5kReads9.5Score23.4kShelves

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   This book is great! The female lead, Feng Xi, is a top-tier female protagonist—not love-struck, not brainless, and not indecisive. She's a true heroine, and every sentence is full of witty remarks, making it incredibly enjoyable to read and increasingly addictive.

10. 10 REN Abandoned as R-Rank, I Became an SSR: Why the Tears? R卡被抛弃，我成SSR你哭什么 Summer Abyss Tavern夏渊酒馆Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [School Beauty Contract + I Became a Card-Pool Character + The Ultimate Power Ceiling in a Shape-Shifting Crossover + A Fresh New Concept] “How unlucky!” “An R-rank spirit card? You wasted my 180-pull pity!” “A useless character like you thinks you’re worthy of a contract?” Jiang Li, a spirit-card summoner, turns livid and angrily dissolves the contract. She snarls, “A trash character like you can just disappear!” Xia Yuan transmigrates into the card pool as its lowest-tier R-rank character. The 66.6kReads8.4Score5.9kShelves

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    All three books feature incredibly powerful protagonists. If you enjoy comedy, you can read the second book; if you prefer romance, you can read the third.

11. 11 时EN Time Stop from the Start, Even Evil Gods Have to Kneel Before Me! 时停起手，邪神也得给我跪下！ Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Time Stop + Apocalypse + Superpowers + Arrogance + Forgetting Your Roots + Rejecting Inner Turmoil] Bai Ye transmigrated to the age of the Great Cataclysm, two hundred years in the future. This world was full of danger, its people were honest and simple, and mutated beasts ran rampant. But he wasn't worried. Because he could stop time for one minute every day. If he didn't use it today, he could save it up for tomorrow. When time across the world hit zero, he would be the only one who could mov 696.8kReads9.4Score50.3kShelves
12. 12 高 The Blind Sword Girl of the High-Martial Thief God Clan 高武盗神家的盲眼剑娘 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [One heroine + equally matched leads + action and romance] One is a thief who loves stealing precious gems. The other is a blind swordswoman who does nothing but practice her swordsmanship. Lin Chuan, known as the God of Thieves in Longxia, unexpectedly acquired a bag that could trade for anything. As long as he put in enough treasures, he could get whatever he wanted. SSS-grade gene enhancers, top-tier breathing techniques, coveted combat skills... He had planned to use the trading bag to go fr 167.9kReads9.2Score25.2kShelves
13. 13 我EN My Alpha Is a Sharp-Tongued Little Green Tea from Shandong 我的alpha是山东毒嘴小绿茶 Big-Eared Fox Rabbit大耳朵狐兔Two Male Leads505k WordsCompleted [Goofy, sharp-tongued Shandong alpha who occasionally slips into dialect × cool, fierce celebrity omega who treats marriage as no big deal] After breaking off her engagement to her cheating fiancé, Wei Zisu is matched with a rather ordinary Shandong alpha whose compatibility with her is remarkably high: Yin Zhengchuan. What she hears from the alpha: His family grows and sells vegetables, lives in a bungalow, and has a disabled younger sister. What she sees on her first visit to the alpha's ho 13kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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    The premise is quite novel, and the plot is comedic.

14. 14 原 Genshin Impact: Dual Crossing, From the Start I Invite Furina 原神双穿：开局邀请芙宁娜 Call Me the Great Demon King, You Bastard叫我大魔王啊混蛋Urban773k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Everyday Life + Comedy] Because his face is so dark, Lin Xuan gets bound to a System that gives him the ability to invite Genshin Impact characters to visit the real world. Furina: “I want to play Genshin Impact! Hurry up and let me play!” Hu Tao: “Oh? You’ve got a dark aura about you. You don’t have long to live. Become one of my clients!” Ying: “You want me to cook? Is that really okay?” Klee: “Big brother Lin Xuan, I still want to go to the park and blow up fish! Please?” From 2.8kReads9.1Score330Shelves

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    I think this is acceptable.

15. 15 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves

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    It's good-looking, that's all that matters. Don't believe me? Just look at my reading time.

16. 16 禁 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 197kReads8.8Score7.4kShelves
17. 17 全 Everyone Stakes Their Life: I Become the Grim Reaper and Save the Goddesses of the World 全民氪命：化身死神救济天下女神 Classmate Cola可乐同学Urban822k WordsOngoing [Transmigration into another body + multiple heroines + hidden secrets + everyday life + cheat ability + ruthless decisiveness + absurdly high stats + two-form transformation + Titled Douluo certified] Take it slow at first, then become invincible in the middle and late stages! Good news: I transmigrated. Bad news: I transmigrated into a tabby cat! In this world, people awaken their Life Wheel Spirit Mark at eighteen, and lifespan is quantified as a stat. To get stronger, you have to spend —Reads—Score74.3kShelves

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    It's very enjoyable to watch from the start, with few flaws.

18. 18 公 Is the Princess Too Vile? I Clung to Her and Now I Can't Get Enough! 公主太恶劣？抱紧她大腿后真香！ Tao Baibai Really Is White桃白白真的白Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Nasty, Wicked Woman]+ [Romance and Living Off a Woman]+ [Ruthless and Decisive]+ [Martial Arts Leveling]+ [Satisfying Battles!] “Your Highness, I hear Lingxi Temple is very effective. Won’t you make a wish?” “Make a wish? It should be making a wish to me.” “That’s true, but since Your Highness is already here...” “...” “Then send me a prince consort to play with.” “He must be obedient and well-behaved, and obsessed with my body, so obsessed he’ll kneel down and kiss my feet.” “Your Highness, th 46.7kReads7.6Score4.2kShelves
19. 19 我 My Wife Is the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Number One Female Demon 我老婆是东晋第一女魔头 Handsome Young Man俊俏少年Historical2.6M WordsOngoing The kings of the Sima clan turned their blades on one another. The northern barbarians ate their fill of human flesh. The aristocratic families fled south in terror. The starving commoners boiled their children in pots. Heroes fought for their lives on the battlefield, while nobles got high in their palaces. Sons killed fathers, younger brothers killed older brothers, daughters became slaves, and men became concubines... This absurd age was one long debauch. Tang Yu: “I just want to protect myse 121.2kReads9.3Score11.5kShelves
20. 20 惊 What?! Whose Princess Consort Just Kissed Her Mad Uncle After Being Reborn? 惊！谁家王妃刚重生亲懵疯批皇叔 Clouds Flying Through the Sky云天飞雾Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Devoted couple, 1v1 + palace and household intrigue + rebirth and revenge] [In her past life, a tragic romance with her mad, possessive imperial uncle ended in a forced marriage and a bad ending. Reborn, the outspoken heroine takes charge of her devoted-husband story, with sweet revenge against the scum.] An Yunxi has been reborn. Before she was reborn, the man who loved her most died in her arms to protect her and help her survive... In her previous life, she was the general's legitimate daugh 16.2kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    These two books were truly eye-opening after reading them, and listening to them from beginning to end was also excellent.

21. 21 踹 After Kicking Over the Bridal Sedan, She Gets Pinned Against the Wall by the Crown Prince 踹翻花轿后她被太子爷壁咚了 You Yi佑一Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + sweet romance + devoted husband + legitimate daughter] In her previous life, Yun Ruoyao was set up by a concubine, her reputation was ruined, and she was married into the Duke's estate. Little did she know that was where the nightmare began. Heir Huo was a man in name only, and tormenting and humiliating her became part of his daily routine. Her own father schemed behind the scenes to have her half-sister take her place and marry into the imperial family. She was foolish enough to tre 540Reads9.0Score101Shelves
22. 22 震 Shocking! My Online Dating Partner Turns Out to Be the Campus Belle! 震惊！我的网恋对象竟然是校花！ Hardworking Old Jiu奋斗老九Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [One heroine + sweet everyday romance + sign-in System + tycoon] Chu Heng is reborn back in his college days, and runs into something strange as soon as he starts school! The aloof campus belle is actually making the first move! “Chu Heng, let’s dance together!” “Thanks, but no. I’m at college, but my heart’s online. Sorry, I already have a girlfriend!” “Chu Heng, I bought you an energy drink. Remember to drink it!” “What the heck! That’s already the ninth bottle you’ve bought me! Are you trying 7.5kReads9.1Score903Shelves

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    No dragging things out, he gets stronger and stronger with every step, crushing everything in his path, and is an invincible protagonist.

23. 23 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335kReads9.8Score46.9kShelves

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    The crazy female celebrity's transformation of the entertainment industry is not just eye-opening, it's downright eye-opening.

24. 24 拿 I Got the Wrong Script and Became the Protagonist's Partner? 拿错剧本的我成了主角他对象？ The Perfectly Round Garden圆圆圆的园Two Male Leads2.2M WordsCompleted Originally titled: Did I Pick Up the Wrong Script and Become the Protagonist’s Love Interest? Top/bottom romance + anthology Some books have protagonists with no protagonist aura at all. They’re abused physically and emotionally until they become mentally unstable, and their stories end with them either going mad or dying. After countless complaints from readers, System 000 took on the task of revamping these books. It would turn books pulled from circulation into wholesome reads and transform t 45.5kReads9.6Score4.5kShelves

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    It must be in there!!!

25. 25 快 Quick Transmigration: After Going Crazy, the Sickly Obsessive Big Shot Pretends to Be Good Again 快穿：病娇大佬他疯完后又在装乖 Don't Snipe Me别狙我Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Immersive] [Slow-burn quick transmigration] [Episodic worlds] [Obsessive and possessive love interests, both leads are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one] (If you don't like this world, why not check out the next one?) After getting into trouble while drunk, Jiang Xiyu demotes himself to the three thousand worlds. Before long, one unhinged, possessive man after another comes sniffing around. [Fake sweet-and-innocent, really a violent-aesthetic Alpha (Alpha x Alpha)]: “Big broth 5.2kReads9.0Score511Shelves
26. 26 快 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Cannon Fodder Has the Villain Smitten 快穿：反派沦陷，钓系炮灰太迷人 Wild Mountain Brown Sugar山野白糖Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + top protagonist + fragmented love interests + mild harem magnetism] He Yun is a notorious professional villain in the Administration. As the man who understands villains best, he is seconded to a new department to keep small worlds stable and prevent villains from turning evil. 066: How do we stop villains from turning evil? He Yun: Simple. I’ll be the villain myself, and leave them nowhere to go. 1. A green-tea-flavored fake young master He Yun knows he was mistakenly switche 12.5kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
27. 27 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Stole the Villain’s Male Insect 穿书后我抢了反派雌虫 The Perfectly Round Garden圆圆圆的园Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Pei Shuoyue is determined to become a great writer, so he racks his brain to write a melodramatic insectoid novel. But before he can finish it, his close friends start dying one after another under mysterious circumstances... Pei Shuoyue suspects something is going on. Then one day, he transmigrates into the very novel he’s writing. His friends, who died young, sneer at him. “So you’re here. We’ve been waiting for you.” Pei Shuoyue: “...” This is a collection of separate stories, with one couple 17.4kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
28. 28 伏 Vodka and Mantenin 伏特加与曼特宁 Yu Daoqiao于刀鞘Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted [Zheng Xi and Ma Yang star in the leading roles. The radio drama adaptation of the novel of the same name, Vodka and Coffee, is now airing] [A new exclusive bonus chapter~~~] [Reserved, icy café owner Bai Qinglin VS flirtatious bar owner Zhu Jingru] [Premium fiction + two male leads + modern city life + happy ending + healing + redemption + older love interest + simmering tension + sweet romance + love at first sight] Zhu Jingru didn't know what love at first sight felt like until he was thirty- 27.2kReads9.7Score5.9kShelves
29. 29 假 After Faking Nobility, I Became a God 假冒贵族后我成神了 A Scholar Through and Through书生本色Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Fake aristocrat + true queen + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + nation-building + personal growth] Luo Wei transmigrates into the body of a lowly commoner who passed herself off as a noble girl to enroll at school. Her identity is about to be exposed, and she’ll be despised and cursed by the entire school before being hanged at the gallows in the marketplace. Luo Wei: What’s there to be afraid of? I just have to pretend to be a noble. As someone from the twenty-first century, I can act 128.3kReads9.5Score13.9kShelves

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    The eyes are outside the heart; a false god steals the authority of the true god. The great god of death and time—the true godhood is coalescing. The setting is novel, the world-building grand, yet the interactions between the protagonist and his friends feel like those in school, complete with kind and respectable teachers. There are also many puns and humorous references. It's a fantastic read. I read over 200 chapters before, and then reread it from the beginning. A perfect recommendation!

30. 30 疯EN The Mad Scholar's Invincible Sword 疯书生无敌剑 Wine Without Desire无欲的酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing There was once a mad scholar who carried a broken wooden sword everywhere and told everyone he met that he was invincible beneath heaven. The mad scholar’s name was Chen Xun. He wandered the world, falling into madness for three years at a time before regaining his senses, over and over again, in an endless cycle. No one knew where he came from or where he was going. What did he carry upon his shoulders... An ancient curse? A self-imposed path of cultivation? Or perhaps the shackles of a fate he 114.2kReads8.9Score8.3kShelves

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    These are all novels I've been reading recently, and they're all quite good, with relatively novel themes.

31. 31 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 579.3kReads9.4Score60.9kShelves
32. 32 我 My Strength Is All Thanks to My Enemies' Imagination 我的强大全靠敌人想象 I'm Really a Noob我真是菜狗Urban447k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + special abilities + seemingly invincible at first, truly invincible later + everyone misunderstands him as a hidden powerhouse + no heroine] As spiritual qi revives, monsters run rampant and humans awaken special abilities. One day, Qi Yuan goes out to buy groceries and comes face-to-face with a monster. Just as he thinks he's about to die on the spot, he suddenly hears the monster's thoughts... “This aura! He's definitely no ordinary powerhouse!” “Terrifying, simply terrifying!” 6.9kReads9.1Score728Shelves
33. 33 皇 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 228.3kReads9.5Score28.1kShelves
34. 34 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 218.8kReads9.4Score35.1kShelves
35. 35 蝉 The Cicada Project 蝉计划 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Urban4.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + crafty schemer + comedy + meme references + one heroine] As spiritual qi revived, Jiang Bai unexpectedly arrived in the age of the fifth mysterious tide. Everything he knew had faded with the passage of time. The world had been utterly transformed, familiar places and people were gone, and the career he had once fought for had turned to dust. The past was beyond recall. In this chaotic, dark age, order had long since collapsed, civilization was no more, and the shadow of 69.3kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves
36. 36 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
37. 37 刺 What a Thrill! The Real Heiress Goes Wild with a Gossip System 刺激！真千金带吃瓜系统发大疯 Pihei痞黑Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + mind reading + gossip + unhinged, no-brain fun] Jiang Qiyu transmigrates into a showbiz novel as a washed-up starlet, and she's the foil to the fake heiress heroine. In the end, the heroine will sell her overseas to the black market, where she will die a horrible death after causing trouble again and again! Gossip System: [Host, all you need to do is quietly enjoy the gossip and rack up explosive points to rewrite your ending!] Jiang Qiyu sneers: “No way! Dead sooner or later, so I mi 25.6kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves

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    This 👆🏻female protagonist awakens a gossip-eating system; it's a good watch to relax and not think too much. It's quite entertaining.

38. 38 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves

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    Great! A post-apocalyptic novel with a grand scope. The female lead is a citizen of the nation, and it features a large ensemble cast! It's a story about national sentiment and patriotism—that's the kind of grand vision that should exist in a post-apocalyptic world.

39. 39 如 Like a Dream: An Engraved Love 如梦令：铭爱 A Lone Wild Goose一归鸿Ancient Romance163k WordsOngoing Across the vast land of Wuzhou, five kingdoms stand side by side. Beneath the calm surface, however, undercurrents are stirring... Princess Ximeng, the young heir to the throne: how much of the love and hatred she once experienced was real, and how much was false? The situation today is but a reflection of love, hate, and tangled relationships. Through the long years ahead, that person will come and weather it all by her side. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A blend of ancient Chinese romance, political intrigue, martial arts, and pure love! Beneath the seemingly peaceful surface of the vast land of Wuzhou, undercurrents surge... The young successor, Princess Ximeng, how much of the love and hate she experienced was genuine? How much was deceptive? The current situation is merely a microcosm of love, hate, and entanglement. In the long years to come, that person will surely come to accompany her through life's trials.

40. 40 冰 The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资 Sea of Memories记忆的海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7.4M WordsOngoing Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war 360kReads8.7Score17.8kShelves

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    Post-apocalyptic setting + rebirth + no Mary Sue/heroic elements + superpower awakening; the protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not Mary Sue/heroic, and not melodramatic.

41. 41 总 The CEO's Catlike Girlfriend 总裁的猫系女友 Nini the Cheapskate妮妮小气包Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted The CEO’s Catlike Girlfriend —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In a modern city, at a fantasy university, lies a sweet story of mutual unrequited love between a cute, innocent girl and a cunning, ruthless wolf.

42. 42 救 Help, the Immortal Lord Has Turned Dark 救命，仙君黑化了 Puppy Constable小狗捕快Ancient Romance217k WordsCompleted Song Wanyi transmigrates into a novel and meets its villain, Gu Ziji. At this point, Gu Ziji isn’t yet the ruthless, flower-killing immortal lord he will become. He’s just a pitiful boy who lost his parents and family when he was young and desperately needs someone to care for him. To find her way home, Song Wanyi has no choice but to bind herself to a System and begin winning Gu Ziji’s affection. Once Gu Ziji learns about Song Wanyi’s mission, he uses the whole world as bait to lure her into st 592Reads—Score111Shelves
43. 43 他 He Can’t Hide His Sweet, Flirtatious Side 他的甜撩藏不住 Zi Xiaoqi紫小七Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted Short drama now streaming: Reunited in Your Summer [Bold, flirtatious older brother × soft, sweet little bunny] [College campus + mutual crush + falling for each other + doting romance + devoted couple with a happy ending] Xie Shiyan was the heir to one of the most powerful families in the capital. Lazy and carefree, he was an aloof beauty and famously the hardest man in history to win over. After Li Chu arrived at Jing University, he began casually flirting with her on the sly. - Inside the Fe 6.6kReads9.2Score678Shelves
44. 44 天 A Guest Between Heaven, the Mortal World, and the Human Realm 天上，红尘，人间客 Duan Yang Hermit端阳居士Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing When the martial world is stirred into turmoil and turns into years as misty as rain. My name is Zhou Ran. Ran, as in ink staining the pages of a book, and blood staining the world. Ran, as in emerging unstained from the mud. And so the young man takes up his blade and steps into the martial world. One female lead + martial world + ensemble cast 812Reads8.4Score100Shelves

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    The bag is beautiful, initially healing, but later depressing.

45. 45 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 186kReads9.5Score20.6kShelves

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    A refreshing rebirth novel, engaging and not tedious, with no system involved. Go go go!

46. 46 重 Reborn in 2008: From an Ordinary College to a Top University 重生08，从二本捡漏985开始 Bound to Take Off必起量Urban388k WordsCompleted Sixteen years ago, the provincial cutoff for first-tier universities unexpectedly let students get into top universities in other provinces. Like countless other test-takers, Yu Liang regretted missing his chance. It was the heartbreak of an entire generation! Now reborn in 2008, Yu Liang, who should have gone to a second-tier university, manages to snag a place at a top university! Keeping pace with the times, he refuses to be a wage slave in this life and goes all out to make money! He earns h 3.4kReads6.6Score212Shelves
47. 47 重 Reborn in the Millennium: My Career in Government Starts as a Beat Cop 重生千禧年：官场之路从片警开始 Write Until I Die码到死Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Liu Qingming's rebirth begins with a major case, one that cost him his job in his previous life. In this life, he'll take a different path. 6.3kReads8.9Score715Shelves
48. 48 重 Reborn and Taking It Easy at School, I Really Don't Want to Compete Anymore! 重生留校躺平，我真不想再卷啊！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entrepreneurship + university] Reborn at the moment of his university graduation in 2011, Jiang Hao faces another chance to stay on at the university. He gives up the grueling 996 work schedule he endured in his previous life and chooses to stay on as a librarian. Drawing on the memories from before he was reborn, he originally only wants financial freedom. But as his fortune grows, he ultimately becomes someone others admire as a success! 55.7kReads8.9Score12.3kShelves
49. 49 不 After I Stopped Being a Doormat, the Cold Boy Turned Dark 不当舔狗后，清冷少年黑化了 Strawberry Snow Cones Are My Favorite爱吃草莓绵绵冰Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [Yandere forced love + groveling redemption + a System with little presence + funny moments and references] Defiant but timid heroine X wicked, cruel yandere Shen Suihuan dreamed that Lou Yan tortured her to death. When she jolted awake, she was told it wasn't a dream, but her fate. She was just a cannon-fodder supporting character in the novel The Aloof Campus Heartthrob's Domineering Love, born to be a stepping stone on the leads' path to love. To stay alive, Shen Suihuan drew up a plan overni 16.8kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    I laughed so hard I was pounding the bed! 🤣 The female lead is a surfing expert, and her witty banter is absolutely hilarious! The yandere male lead is both crazy and charming; although some of his actions are incredibly insane, once you get into the character, you'll be hooked! Double the fun with comedy and yandere elements—you won't regret reading this!

50. 50 在 The Romance I Found in Horror Games Is Full of Surprises 在恐怖游戏里谈的恋爱千奇百怪 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yao became a vicious supporting character in numerous horror worlds, possessing nothing but beauty and a love of money. After the System tossed her the words "win them over," it lost contact because of a bad signal. She had read so many novels and knew the tropes well. Wasn't she supposed to win over men who had suffered tragic fates? The first time she saw someone, she could sense a dark red glow around him. She guessed that he must be her target, so... At a haunted boarding school, she fou 74.5kReads9.6Score7.9kShelves

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    Every chapter is wonderful.

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